GOOD RESISTANCE OF MEGA, STRASBOURG RESOLVED IN FOURTH QUARTER

Players of Mega Leks did not have strength for a big surprise since within the 5th round of the Basketball Champions League lost away against Strasbourg with 68:59 (10:15, 17:12, 23:19, 18:13). After an excellent start, Mega for the most part played well and parried to Strasbourg but in the late third and early fourth quarter home team managed to hit some shots and came to a decisive advantage. Mega also in this match had a lot of injury problems since the addition to the previously injured Spasojevic, Tejic and Carapic, also Kostja Mushidi was not fully fit because of injured hand.

The most efficient in the ranks of Mega Leks were Mushidi with 13 and Cancar with 12 points while in Strasbourg Walker was the top scorer with 17 points. Mega Leks after 5 rounds has a record of 1 win and 4 losses, while Strasbourg reached the third victory. Mega next match play on Saturday from 17:00 when in the 10th round of ABA league welcomes Mornar.

Dejan Milojevic started the match with Novak, Mushidi, Zagorac, Cancar and Kaba. Mega played great at start for the series 0:8 with triples of Cancar and Novak. Strasbourg scored first points after 3 and a half minutes. The three of Cancar and FG of Novak bring double-digit lead in the 6th minute 4:15. After that Mega didn’t score couple of minutes so the first quarter finished with 10:15.

Jaramaz at the beginning of the second quarter hit a difficult layup and step back three pointer where Mega with excellent defense comes to plus 9, 12:21. Strasbourg reciprocates a series of points but Mushidi with threes kept the lead of Mega. However, the first half ended with a draw, 27:27.

The second half starts 4 points of Mega but Strasbourg reciprocates with a series of 8:0 for the first lead of the game. Cancar with points and offensive rebounds keeps Mega in the game but the defense began to give in so Strasbourg is reached plus 9, 48:39. By the end of the quarter the Mega with points of Zagorac, Jaramaz and triple of Glogovac off board managed to reduce to 50:46.

In the last quarter concentration of the Mega’s players dropped, and after a few turnovers and missed shots, Strasbourg with threes of Walker and Lelup came to plus 12 (60:48). By the end of the match players of Mege failed to threaten the victory of Strasbourg, which has thus reached the third consecutive triumph in Basketball Champions League with result 68:59.

Strasbourg: Lacombe 6, Slaughter 6, Lelup 5, Sy, Walker 17, Jaiteh 2, Cortale, Ntilikina 7, Travis 9, Murphy 2, Howard 14.

Mega Leks: Mushidi 13, Djokovic, Jaramaz 11 (3 steals), Veljkovic, Milisavljevic, Glogovac 3, Kaba 5 (9 rebounds), Zagorac 6, Cancar 12, Simeunovic 2, Novak 9 (6 rebounds i 4 assists).

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